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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (April 28, 1907)
THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX. PORTLAND, APRIL 28, 1907. 43 HOG PRODUHIif LESS General Declines Announced in Provision Market. EFFECTIVE ON MONDAY Smoked Beef Advances Sharply, and Kreeh Meats Generally Show an Upward Tendency Country Shipments Are Heavy. A number of changes In provision prices will go Into effect Monday, the first changes to be made in the local list since April 8. Hams, bacon and dry salt jcured meats will all be quoted lower, also compound lard. This Is the usual course of these markets at this season of the year. On the other hand, smoked dried beef products, owing to the seasonable demand and the higher cost of the raw material and jobbing prices of the various cuts of fresh meats, will also be advanced In ac cordance with the higher prices ruling on livestock at the yards. The changes are the most extensive that have been made In local prices this season. . The decline In hams ranges from cent in the three prin cipal sizes to cent on picnics, and one cent on boiled ham. The best grade of bacon Is reduced V4 cent; choice, standard and English 1 cent and the cheaper grade 1 cents. A -cent decline is made In all sizes of compound lard. Dry salt cured meats are reduced ' cent per pound. In smoked beef products, knuckles, sets, lnsides and outsldes will go up 1 cent per pound, while whole tongues will each go 10 cents higher. The new list on fresh beef cuts will show an advance of H cent on cows, heifers and steers, while loins, ribs, rounds and chucks will be cent higher. Spring lambs are as yet un changed, but a decline of 1 cent will be made In ewes. The dressed meat market on Front street has ruled firm all the week, and although receipts have been large, the demand has been strong enough to take all of them at full prices. The only Indications of weakness are in Spring lambs and mutton, which are arriving more freely and from now on will be very plentiful. The livestock market has continued very firm during the week. WOOl, RALES IN BAKER COUNTY. Seventeen Cents Paid for the Walter tore Clip. Very few sales have yet been reported in the Eastern Oregon wool market. In addition to those already announced in these columns. It Is learned that the "Walter Love clip on1 the Lower Powder River, amounting to 40.000 pounds was bought bv Miles Lee at lie per pouna. limbing is progressing well In that sec tion and It is estimated from reports from the different camps that the In crease In the flocks of Baker County this season will be about 100 per cent. The Dallas Observer. In commenting on recent transactions in the mohair mar. ket, gives the followlngs as the figures at which the Polk I'onnty monair pqpis have been sold since 197: 1P!7 21H centsll03. . , JSS cents 1S98 3014 centslW4 34 cents 1S99 331-3 cts.l?05 32H cents 1900 19 centall!! 30U cents tnoi 22 centsjl907 304 cents 192. 25 cents! It will be seen from the foregoing fig ures that the average price for the last 11 years has been 2D4c or three-quarters of a cent less than was received this sea son. STRAWBERRY RECEIPTS ARE HEAVY. Shipment Is In Good Condition and Sells Well at Steady Prices. Receipts of strawberries yesterday were the heaviest of the season. f"tfty crates reached Front street, and, being In first-class condition, the entire lot cleaned up at $3 iff 3.50 per crate. The first cherries of the year arrived from California and sold at $3 per box. Two cars of oranges were received. The street was swamped with Cali fornia peas, and in spite of a sharp drop in prices, but little impression was made on the supply. Asparagus is coming in freely- from Walla Walla and other sections of the Northwest and moves well. A half car of Florida tomatoes, the second shipment of this size, arrived in the morning. They were In first-class keeping condition and were quoted at $4.26 4. B0 per crate. BUTTER QUOTED AT VARIOUS PRICES. Eggs Offered I-owpr In Large Lots Chickens Very Firm. The butter market on Front street was steady on the best brands, but exceedingly weas on oiners. wnicn ac counts for the wide range In prices. Some of the city creameries were steady at the former price, though it was reported others were shading. The egg market was weak and dull, Current receipts In large lots were offered at 18 cents, but for single cases, candled. 19 cents was asked. Poultry was- scarce and almost nom inal. The strong local and shipping demand Insures the continuance of high prices as long as tha present shortage lasts. BUYS HOPS FOR LOXDOJf. Bents Believes There Will Re Considerable English Demand Soon.. Henry I Bents, of Aurora, has bought for London account lOfi bales of hops at So per pound. Mr. Bents thinks there will be considerable call for choice Ore- gon hops to be shipped to Kngland in the near future. Other hop transactions reported yester day were the purchase by Oscar Weld- Tier of 68 bales from T. J. McCourt at Sc ind the purchase of two carloads of primes by H. L. Hart at 5sc Bank Clearing. -Bank clearings of the leading cities of the Northwest yesterday were: ClearinKs. Balances. rMrUand ai.iV7.KW $14H,7!V2 Seattle 1.2i2.5"S 102.K15 Tacoma . 754.144 5.949 p.-an SM.O01 103.7S8 Clearings of Portland, Seattle and Tacoma for the week were: Portland. Seattle. Tacoma. Mondav $1.427.57 $1.K'-'X.542 $ S5H.405 TiiNdHV 1.117.S25 l.tnal.:!!! 7.1rt.030 Wednesday . l.223.Mt1 1.571.955 (U7.24 Thursday .... 1.O55.02.1 1,575,20 7:15.874 Frldav ... 1.01.7v! l.TiW.KeA 678.441 Saturday 1.007.259 l.Sisi.JoS 754.144 Totals $6,833,138 $9,656,452 $4,398,138 Clearinirs for the corresponding week In former years were: Portland. Seattle. Tacoma. loot Ilk 3 lei 1V4 lo5 1906 $2,Ot7.1PO $1.1134.049 $S. 45.418 2.127.4N9 2.611.010 1.94S.111 ..... 2.759.NM 3.356.017 1.975.2.We .6.9.2M H.4NS.334 2. 009.826 3.:H.:i0 4.23J.7S7 2.S17.109 4.231.472 8.322.474 8,636,831 PORTLAND QUOTATIONS. Grain. Flour. Feed. Etc JilLLBTUFFS Bran, city $17, country $18 per ton; middlings, $25 28; shorts, city I $10 50. ecuntry $20.50 per ton: C. 8. Mills ' rialrv rhnn. 15.50 Der ton. WHEAT LIUO. tap w;i mnwicni, 78c; Valley. 72 73c: red. 74i .5c. OATS No. 1 wnite, -w.bv; gray, a-gv. FLOUR Patents. $4.30: straight $3.75: clears, $3 75: Valley. $3.8083.80; graham nOUr. Oay wuuia wuebi. uwu.. w 4.50. . Hie l.i.w per ewr. barley Feed. $22. 5o Dr ton: brewing. $23: rolled. 23.5024.50. CEREAL, FOODS Rolled oats, cream, 90 pound sacks, $7; lower grades. $5.506.50: oatmeal, steel-cut. 45-pound sacks, $S per barrel; 9-pound sacks, $4.25 per bale; oat meal tgrounaj, -pouna vacua, t.w barrel: 9-pound sacks. 14 per bale; aput r.a. ner 104) nounds. 24.Z5ST4.BU: pearl Dar- ley. $4.50 per 100 pounds; pastry flour, 10-pound sacks. $2.30 per bale. COKS Whole, lo: cracaea. per ton- HAY Valley timothy. No. 1. $15 915 per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy, Sl7iyia; clo ver, $a, cheat. $S; grain bay, $9 10. Vegetables, Fruits, Etc. DOMESTIC FRUITS strawberries. 20a23c per pound: cherries. $3 pr box; apples, $1 ;.0 per oox; crannernes, siu.ouii per carrej. TROPICAL. FRUITS Lemons, fancy. $5 6 box: oranges, navels, $2.50g 3.50; grape fruit. $33.50: bananas. 5o per pound. ROOT VEGETABLES Turnips, $101.25 per sack; carrots. $11.25 per sack: beets. 11.25 & 1.50 per sack; garlic, 7 & 10c per pound; horseradish, 7 8c per pound; chic ory, 30c. r KfcifijH V fA,MADLf.a iBDoas;B. Cali fornia. 3!43Hc pound: cauliflower. -Jlv 1.25 doz. : lettuce, bead, aauioc aoxenr on ions, 1012ic per dozen; tomatoes. $2.25 4.60 crate: parsley, 2530e: artichokes, 75 80c doz.; hothouse lettuce. $2 box: peas, g'a--; radishes, 20c dozen: asparagus, 12c pound: bell peppers, 30R:i5c per pound; rhubarb, 2'S:ic pound; cucumoers. a.ou: spinacn. ei.au per crate. ONIONS Oregon, IJW'i.aa per nunarea; Texas. 5c per pound. DKIEU rKUlla Apples. b-&biq pounti; apricots, 16lDc; peaches, Hro; pears, HVi&llc; Italian prunes, 2"Sc-. Califor nia Hgs, white. In sacks, 56Mjc per pound; black. 4H5c; bricks, 75c$2.25 per box; Smyrna, 18 M 20o pound; dates, Persian, 6 p7c pound. POTATOES Jobbing price: Oregon and East ern. $1.852 per sack; new potatoes, sc per pound; sweet potatoes, 6c per pound. itAl&ilsa Layers ana clusters, j-crown $2.15. 8-crown $2.25, 5-crown $3.10. 6 crown $3.50; lorse muscatels. 2-crown 8c 8-crown Shkc. 4-crown 9c; seedless, Thomp sons, lOlio; Sultanas, 90124ac Butter, Eggs, Poultry, Etc. BUTTER City creameries: Extra cream ery, 25c per pound. State creameries: Fancy creamery, 2UZ8c; store outter, i 1 1 c. BUTTER FAT First grade cream. i3Ho per pound; second grade cream, 2o less per ponnd. CHEESE Oregon full cream -twins, 1ft 17c: loung America, lirg-l&c per pound. jfHj.U L 1 It X Average Ola nens. lovitci mixed chickens, 1515c; Spring fryers and broilers, 22tt325c; old roosters, liiqjiic; dressed chickens, 18 17c; turkeys, live. 13 fffliae: turkevs. dressed, choice. lOtttffAic geese, live, per pound, 8c; ducks. 16ffilc; ptTeans.;$l1.50: squabs. $2 3. Euts lsiffiyc per cozen. Dressed Meats. Vf 11. Dressed. 75(31125 pounds. 8S8Hc; 125$160 pounds. Tc; 1509 200 pounds, 6c; 200 pounds and up, 5tt6c. tJKlsr Dressed nuns, d vi fic per puunu, cows. ic; country steers, osric. MUTTON Dressed, fancy, 1010c per pound; ordinary, 839c; Spring lambs. with pelts, l'g izftc i w rtMauH inndhlan .Twiimriit SVto 9c; 150200 pounds, 7 7 14c; 200 pounds and up, 6ettc Groceries, Huts. Etc. RiriO Imnerlal Japan f4o. L 6C Soutn- arn japan, e.auc; neao, 0.100. rrtirvtr.v umm. '24id2Hai Java- ordinary. 17Jtc; Coata Klca. tancy, 18tJ2oc; good, 1&3 18c; ordinary. 124716c per pound.. Columbia, roast, cases, loua, $14.50; Oua, $14. 16: At- buckle, aio.od; Lion, aio.40. SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound tails, $1.75 per doz. ; 2-pound tails, $2.40; 1-pound flats, $1.10: Alaska, pink. 1-pound talis. 95c; red. 1-pound tails, $1.25; aockeya, X-pound tails, $1.70. SUGAR Sack basis, 100 pounds, cube, $5.57 Vt; powdered, $5.47 'it: granulated, $5.3214; extra C, $4.8214; golaen C, $4.7214; fruit sugar. $4.3714; berry. $5.3714; XXX, $5.2214: P. C. $5.2214. Advance sales over sacK basis as ioiiowb: imii ojo, iw, 7s "01 rels. 25c: boxes. 50c per 100 pounds. Terms: On remittances within 15 days deduot 10 per pound; II later than 10 days ana wuma 30 days, deduct He; beet sugar, $5.2214 per 100 pounds; mapl sugar, 1518o pet pound. - -r KllTfi rcvalnuts 1SV;q?20o ner oound br sack; Brazil nuts. 19c; filberts, 10c; pecans, jumbos, 23c xtra large 21c; almonds, 18 Croc; cnestnuts, unio, iifto; Italian, 14 315c; peanuts, raw. 648!4a per pound; roasted, 10c; ptnenuta, lo12c; hickory nuta, 10c; cocoanuts. 35490c per dozen. SALT Granulated. $14 per ton; $3 per bale; half ground. 100a, $10.50 per ton; Sua, $11 per ton. BEANS Small white, 8c; large whits, Sc; pink. 8c; bayou. Sfte; Lima, 5140: Mex icans, red, 4c. UOMtvX sranoy, is.iss.dv per nox. Hops, Wool Hides, Eto HOFS 7wl00 per pound, according to quality. wool Eastern ' Oregon average best. ISO l&o per pound, according to shrinkage; V allay, Ml a 22c, according to fineness. MUrlAin iiun-o, .ovouv per yminu. CASCARA BARK Old, 6a5isC per poundfl hidks Drv. Ko. 1. 16 pounds and un. 20e pound; dry kip. No. 1, 6 to 15 (ounds, lojplso per pound; ary cau., ng. a. unoer 9 pounds, 2022c; dry salted: Bulls and stage, one-third less than dry mm; ouua, wuia-caieo, oaoiy cut, scored, murrain, halr-sllpped, weatner-beaten. or grubby, 20 10 03 i iwauu leas; sailed steers, sound, ou puunu ana over, 10c pound; steers, aounu, uv to 00 pounds, Bfrloc pound; steers, sound, under 50 pound, and cows, 814fi9o pound: stags and bulls, sound, 61tl7c pound; kip, Sound, 15 to So pounds. 9(8 lo pound: veal sound. 10 to 14 pounds, luWHc; calf, sound, under 10 pounds. 11U12C pounu, s' vm,,,,, ,u puunu lees; culls, lo pound less; sheepskins, shearlings. No. 1 butchers- stock, 254j30c each; short wool. JjO. 1 DUlcbers SLwt., wwvv ca.-q; meOlUnl wool. No. 1 butchers' stock, $l.252 each; murrain pelts, from 10 to 20 per cent less, or 1O01IN y ....... - - , AWUi to size. $2g2.60 each; bides, dry, according to size, $1101. do coa;u, mtiui mui o'eouc eacn; goatskins, common, 160J25O each; goatskins. Angora, with wool on, soc$l.&o each. FURS Bear skins, as to size. No. 1, $520 each: cubs, $li3 each; badger, prime, 25&5oo each; cat, wild, wltn neao perfect, 30$75Oc; cat. bouse, ogi-uc; sua, vwiumuu aiajr, large prime, 5041700 each; red, $3jJ5 each; cross, $0ls each; silver and black, $1004j3O0 each; fishers, $.-,tf8 each; lynx, $4. 60446 each; mink, strictly No. 1, according to size. $103 each; marten, dark northern, according to size and color, $1015 each; pale, pine, according to size and color, $2.50j4 each; musSrat, large, 12916a each; skunk. So 40c each; civet or polecat, 615c each; otter, for large, prime skin, $ 10 each; panther, with head and olaws perfect, $235 each; raccoon, tor prime, large. 60&75O eacn: won, niuniiwLu, uu uwwe pei-ic(, ao.ou 65; pralrls (coyote), 60cj$l; wolverine. $693 rrovlslons and Canned Meats. RACOTC Fancv breakfast. 21b oound: atand- ard breakfast, 18c; choice. 17c; English, 11 to 14 nounos. luc: petacn. 10c. HAMS 10 to 11 pounds, lflc pound; 14 to 16 pounds, lee; 18 to xo pounds, lolnc; jiicnlcs. llc; cottage, lilac; shoulders, 12c; boiled, 24c. BARRELED GOODS Pork, ban-els. X20: half-barrels, $11; beat, barrels, $10, naif-bar-. reie, fo.ou. SAUSAGE: Ham, ISo per pound; minced ham. 10c; Summer, choice dry, 17Hc; bo-lorns- lonr. fla: welnerwurst. 10c: liver. Ac: pork. 10c; headcheese, 6a; blood, 6c; bologna una, mac DRY SALT CURED Regular short clears, dry salt, lllic; smoked, 1214c; clear backs, dry salt, lllic; smoked, 1214c; clear bellies, 14 to IT pounds avaraae. dry salt. Dune: smoked, none; Oregon exports, dry salt, 12c; smoked. lie. LARD Kettle rendered: Tierces. 12He tubs, I2a; 60s. 12a; 20s, 12T4c: 10s, 1314c 6s. 13-Vc. Standard purs: T-.ercee. lllic tubs, lilac: KOs. llo; 20s, llo; los. 12140: OS. isec unnpmna: iwicn, , vuoa, kfaoi 50s. Site; 10a, 4c: 5a, 9c Coffee and Sugar. JCBTW YORK. April 27. Coffee futures closed at a net decline of 5 910 points. Sales were reported at 14,750 bags, including May at 5.505.60c; July, 5.50c; September, 5.35ff5.45c: March. 5.4565.50c. Spot, quiet. No. 7 Rio, c Santos, No. 4. 7c Mild coffee, steady. Cordova, 9 12 He. Sugar Raw. steady; fair refining, S-25Q S.26c; centrifugal. 96 test. 3.73S.76c; mo lasse?8Ugar. 333.01c. Refined, steady. No. 6, 4.40c; No. T. 4.85c: No. 8, 4S0c; No. 9, 4.25c; No. 10,, 4.1.1c; No. 11. 4.10e; No. 12. 4.05c; No. 13.' 4.00c; No. 14, S.95c Confec tloners A. 4.60c; mould A. 5.15c; cut loaf, 8.50c; crushed, 5.50c; powdered, 4 90c; gran ulated, 4.80c; cubes, B.05c Molasses Steady. Metal Markets, NEW YORK. April 27. The metal mar kets were more or less nominal In tha ab sence of London cables and of any impor tant business. Tin was firm at 42.80942.55c. Copper continued quiet with lake quoted at 24.50 25.25; electrolytic, 2424.75c: casting. 22.75 23.25, Lead was unchanged at 6 6.10c. Spelter was at 6. 55 3 6. 65c. Iron, steady at Tfrcent prices. Dairy Produce in the East. CHICAGO. April 27. On the Produce Ex change today the butter market was weak- Creameries, 20r.lc: dairies. 20 J 25c. Eggs Steady: at mark, cases included, 1514 0 15e: firsts. 15c; prima firsts, 1614c Cheess J. 14 V lac. TONE IS BETTER Stock Dealings Small and Con gested in Few Favorites. BANK STATEMENT GOOD Much Speculative Activity Is Being Diverted to the W heat Market. Money Is Still Further Relaxed. NEW YORK. April 27. There were no discernible operations of Importance In the stock market today, although the toner was somewhat Improved. The scanty dealingrs were largely concen trated, as usual lately, in half a dozen stocks. The bank statement proved more favorable- than had been anticipated, and this had some helpful effect on stocks, although the prevailing ease of the money market detracted from the Importance attached to the showing of the banks. Loans were reduced to a "small extent, showing the sub sidence apparently of the heavy trans fer of loans from Interior to New York banks which has been forcing an ex pansion of New York bank loans for several weeks past. The cash item showed a small- gain in place of the expected decrease. Abroad, the Lon don market wis reported to be affect ed by the prospect of a further heavy withdrawal of gold for shipment 'to Paris on Monday. Considerable speculative activity is being diverted to the wheat market and strength continued today in that cereal. Some significance was at tached to the signs of strong demand for New York real estate. Indicated by the course of sules in progrest, and in ferences were suggestive of a laree available supply of capital seeking in vestment in that Held. ' The bond market, however, has been appreciably firmer, in the. past two aays. xotai sales, par value, $503,000. operations In the stock market this week were narrow and professional, indi cative ,-of an indecisive condition of speculative - sentiment. A conspicuous feature of the week has been the further material relaxation in money markets at all money centers. The Imperial Bank of Germany, the Bank of The Netherlands ana the Bank of England have reduced their official discount rates successively and these Institutions, with the Bank of France, all made returns showing the sub stantial strengthening of the banking situ ation in tnelr respective territories. In the TJnlted States money rates have con tinued to recede. The country's foreign trade for the nina months of the fiscal year -shows a mate rial reduction of the balance in our favor compared with the previous year. Not only had the excess of merchandise ex ports declined $44,000,000, and of silver ex ports $7,831,600, but the excess of gold im ports for the same period has increased $66,957,000. Of our own banking: position. th' de tailed analysis of the reports of all th rvauonai Banks or March 22 has given much food for discussion. Outside of New York loans are heavily exnanded and reserves are at a low stage and the centers . at which- these conditions are most pronounced give occasion for sus picion of a large speculative element in the employment of cedlts in real Mtm and other forms of promotion. me outcome of the comine crons la re garded as of crucial Importance to the satisfactory working out of the financial situation of the country. There Is common agreement that the present condition of the Winter wheat cron is nnHufo, and dependent cfn future Improvement for a. isvuraoie outcome. The late Spring offers the likelihood of delav fnr nrw crops. This makes a material burden uiu me stoca market. The bond market itself has been very dull and hpaw i tn k-i., V.r' bonds are unchanged on call for the week. -womu oiut-a WUOTATIONS. 1 ritn fin 1u UUk , ' Low. Adams JBxpress Amalgam Copper. . 16.300 B3V Am Car 4 Foundry ..... do preferred Am Cotton OH do preferred Bid. 280 8394 3714 88 "4 3014 82 200 21 72 1214 25 92 American Express Am Ha Sc Lt pf Am Ice Securities 100 Am. Linseed Oil do preferred.,... ...... Am Locomotive.. 200 do preferred 76 75 62 62 6214 105 14 Am Smelt & Refln 8,200 133 do preferred 131 ' 133 Am Sugar Refining Am Tobacco of.... oo iiiii- 12514 125 ..... 62H 62 6214 5Vj 84 8514 OALt. Anaconoa fliin Co.. l.flno Atchison o,2Crt do preferred Atlantic Coaart Line 400 10414 10414 K414 Baltimore & Ohio 1,600 88 98U 88 do preferred 100 Sot. aftu. ust Brook Ran Transit 900 59U 59 5ftii Canadian Pacific... 300 176 . 175 175 Central Leather.... ...... ..... ..... 281 do preferred ...... . (w. Cent of New Jersey ..... ..... 1S5 Chesapeake & Ohio 400 41 4114 41 Chi Great Western 1,000 1114 11 lit Chi & Northwestern 152 Chi., Mil & St. P. 8,400 .13514 13414 13414 Chi Term & Trans & do preferred 15 7014 3514 26 6914 47 132Vj 19 7714 186 470 29 75 70 c, c, c. et. L. , Colo Fuel & Iron.. Oolo & Southern 600 400 400 200 36 26 60 7 35Uj 26 60 47 do 1st preferred., do 2d preferred.. Consolidated Gas Corn Products. .... do preferred..... Delaw & Hudson.. 700 186 185 '506 "2914 'isii Del.. Lack. & West Den & Rio Grands do preferred .. Distillers Securit.. Erie do 1st preferred.. do 2d preferred.. General Electric. .. Great Northern pf Illinois Central.... Int. Met do preferred International Paper do prefen-ed International Pump do preferred Iowa Central do preferred Kan City Southern do preferred Louis & Nashville Mexican Central . . . Minn & St. Louis M . S. P. A S.S.M. do preferred..... Missouri Pacific Mo.. Kan. A Texas do preferred ..... National Lead Mex Nat R R pf.. N. Y. Central .... N. Y. Ont. West Norfolk A Western do preferred North American . . . Northern Paclflo... Pacific Mall....... Pennsylvania - -. - - People's Ga Pits., C. C. ft 8. Tj. Pressed Steel Car do preferred..... Pullman Pal Car.. Reading do 1st preferred.. do 2d preferred.. Republic Steel do preferred...-. Rock Island Co.... do preferred..... Rubber Good pf.... Schloss-Sheffleld .. St. L. 6. F. S pf St. L. Southwest.. do preferred -, Southern Pacific... do preferred Southern Railway.. 700 2414 23 2414 200" 661., 65 6611 . . ..... ..... 37 14714 2,700 136 13514 135 100 148 147 146 2514 79 28 ; 781, 200 184 18H 18 500 36 36V4 3R14 lOO 25 25 25 SOO 0 o 59 100 119 119 120 21 50 105 - 132 200 75 75 75 400 36 3H 3R 100 85 65 65 600 6214 62 62 52 600 118 118 llSVj ""800 '7614 "7" 76 - SO 72 3.900 133 13S 13314 "700 126 lie"" 126 100 8254 82 92 '0 100 85 85 35 93 167 23.300 111 110 111 - 81 "no 2K 28 28 lOO R5 05 S6i 400 21 21 21 - g :::::: ::::: 35 100 22 , 22 22 100 55 55 56 7.200 85 , S3 84 114 700 22 21 21 67 14 2 2St ToL. St. L. V West 100 2S 2H do preferred 4oo 544 Union Pacific 41.900 144 do preferred..-. T". S. Express U. S. Realty U. S. Rubber . . do preferred..... U. S. Steel 8.000 37, do preferred 400 ion. D4 54 Vi 143i 14.V S5 ..... 105 70 41 i 101 lj 37 S 101 V, 37 101 ' VIrg.-Caro Chem.. 1O0 28 28 Va 29 v do preferred..... 103 Wabash 14 do preferred ..... Wells Farero Exp . .'- . 25 , 143 H S3 HH 17 40 .Westing-house Elect ...... ..... Western union. ...... ...... Wheel & Lake Erie Wisconsin Central .". do preferred Total sales for the day. 17B.300 snares. BONDS. NEW YORK, April 27. Closing quotations: U. S. r'ef 2s rcg.104 ID. & R. O. 4s 85 do coupon 104 iN. Y. C. G. 3V4s4i U. S 3s reg. .. .102:North. Pac. Sa... 7174 do coupon 102!!North. Pac. 4s. -.102 U. 6. new 4s reg.1215 14 'South. Pac. 4s... 89J4 do coupon 13014IUnlon Pac, 4s...l02! TJ. S. old it reg.l01V.;Wis. Cen. 4 87 do coupon 101 14 'Jap. 6s 2d ser... SHU Atchison adj. 4s 92 Jap. 414 ctls... 91 Is Stocks in London. LONDON, April 27. Consols for money. 85 7-16; do for account. 8514 - Anaconda 12 '4N. Y. Central. . ...12214 Atchison 97INor.'& West 79 do pfd 99i! do ptd S8 i B. & O lOIljIOnt. & West.... 39 Can. Pac 1004lPennsylvanla 65 Ches & O. ...... 431Rand Mines 84 Chi. G W llVReading jflV C. M. St. P.. 139 .Southern Hy.... 225, Pe Beers 26 I do pfd 70 D. R. 6 30!41Southern Pac 86 do pfd 78 lunion Pacific 14614 Erie 24 do pfd...;.. 91 do 1st pfd.... 514 U. S. Steel...... 38 do 2d pfd 39 J do pfd.., ,.104 111 Central 151 (Wabash 15 Louis. & Nash. .123Vi do pfd... 27 M-. K.& T 37 I Money, Exchange, Etc. - . NEW YORK, April 27. Money on call, easy: 60 days, 314 per cent: 90 days, 4(5411 per cent: six months, 41404 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 514 0? 6 per cent. Sterling exchange, steady, with actual bus iness In bankers' bills at $4.8110 4.8125 for 'demand and at $4.8325 4.8335 for 60-day bills. - Posted rates, $4.8404.87. - Commercial bills, $4.834.S31s. Bar sliver, Sa. Mexican dollars. 80c. Bonds Government, steady; railroad, Ann. LONDON, April 27. Bar silver, steady, 30 d per ounce. Money. 12 per cent. The rate of discount in the open market for short bills Is 8 per cent; do for three months' bills, 33 per cent. SAN FRANCISCO, April 27. Silver bars, 65c Mexican dollars, 51o. Draf ts-Sight, par. Daily Treasury state mens. WASHINGTON, April 27. Today's state ment of the Treasury balances in the general fund shows: Available cash balance . , $249,945,055 Gold coin and bullion 105.110.342 Gold certificates 40,886,710 PORTLAND STOCK , EXCHANGE. Trading Is More Active on tbe Last Day of the Week. Trading- at the - local Stock - Exchange showed considerable variety yesterday. J. C. Lee stock figured among the transactions with a sale of 10 shares at 15. ' Potlcle was a shade firmer at 19. Associated Oil showed a loss from the last price There was a sals of Mammoth on the exchange at 11 and a large block was sold at pri vate sale at 16. Total .sales for the week "were 80,192 shares. ' - - Official prices yesterday were as follows Bank Stccks Bid. Asked. Bank of California.. 360 ... Bankers' ft Lumbermen's 103 Merchants' National 170 175 Oregon Trust & Savlners. ..... ... 150 Portland Trust Company..... ... 12O United States National 200 - ... LISTED SECURITIES. Bonds- American Biscuit Co. 6s.... 98 City A Suburban 4s. ......... ... Home Telephone 5s.. O. R. N. Ry. 4s X. BT O. W. P. A Ry. 6s .....100 Pacific Coast Biscuit 6s 96 100 92 87 100 103 1W 98 42 40 20 100 40 20 20 20 26 Portland ttauway os. ...... ... Miscellaneous Stocks Associated Oil 41 Home Telephone 35 J. C. Lee Company 15 Pacific States Telephone Puget Sound Telephone....... .... Mining Stocks Lakeview .... Manhattan crown Point...... ... Potlcle Mining 19 Washougal Extension 25 UNLISTED STOCKS. Yaqulna Bay Telephone 0 Oregon City Mill ft Lumber... ... Alaska Petroleum 13 5 1714 06 2814 25 0514 11 1414 27 British Columbia Amal. .... .. 03 Cascadia .- 20 Mammoth 1114 Morning 0314 07 0814 2214 Standard Consolidated Tacoma Steel Almeda Consolidated . . . Coeur d'Alene District- Bullion 0814 1714 04 04 Uj 46 10 19 0514 0514 Copper King Happy Day O. K. Consolidated ...... Rnnwshoe .............. Snowstorm . .3.00 3.10 ... 41 ... 41 ... 15 ... 1914 SALES. 10 Associated Oil ....4.... 7 Associated Oil 10 J. C. Lee 2,000 Potlcle 10 Yaaulna Bay Telephone, 1.000 Mammoth 1114 14,000 Mammoth (private sale)...... 13 Wool at St. Louis. ST. LOOTS. April 27. Wool, steady; ter ritory and Western medium, 2226c; fine medium, 18(?21c; line. 14j)18e. Tenn Coal Iron.. 200 Texas A Pacific 1.000 '29h DON'T DO IT 'Any person going about crying hard times panics tight money dull markets, etc. is but depreciating the opportunities and resources of Oregon, a most wonderful state, of un limited wealth, and natural advantages. Remember, now, that element which follows these panic cranks and all-around pessimists will in the next few years get badly left. The only kind of hard times coming are hard times to the evil-doer. "Whyghould the grand stand plays between grafter and reformer, walking delegate and corporation, Wall street Bull and Bear, the big stick and the desirable or "undesirable" citi zen, the Thaw case or the Silver Thaw Telephone Company disturb the even tenor of the real people who till the soil, furnish the manuafcturers articles which clothe and feed the real people of the real world? Captains of honest industry work for motives beyond money consideration, and that SUCCESS. You will never hear this class of busy people crying hard times, knocking the Vountry and its future, or trying to disturb prosperous conditions because of the personal differences of a few. If you believe in your state and city and in yourself, do not be led astray by hard-times tAlk. Be conservative, but combine it with enterprise. Live within your income and dare to do right. Hard times or the devil himself cannot harm you if you are industrious and live in the State of Oregon. Make prudent investments, either in choice inside income real estate or well-selected public utility bonds, which give you a steady income in good or bad times, and where your money is secured beyond any possibility of loss. I recommend to the conservative investor Home Telephone Stock or Bonds. It is a pub lic utility based on the wants of the people, and is a hard-times proposition absolutely; in good times it flourishes in hard times it thrives, because the harder the times the more the people are obliged to talk to make money. The more you talk, the more you contribute fo the earnings of a modern telephone plant. Invest your money at home, where you can see it-grow. A student of investments will never be led astray, by anything some few may say. "Doubts make traitors of ns all, and oft we lose the good we might attain by fearing to attempt." LOUIS J. WILDE 5 Lafayette Bldg. HOME BONDS PORTLAND, OR. WHEAT 5 WML Although Prices Are Lower at Chicago. DECLINE IS DUE TO SELLING Contest Between the BulLs and Bears. Reports of Cloudy Weather in Kansas Have but Slight Effect on Market. CHICAGO. Aorll 27. The wheat mar ket today was again a reflection of the weather, although the usual weeK-ena profit-taking: held prices in check and the July option closed with a net loss of c. July oats closed a shade lower ana provisions without material change. The drouth in -Kansas continued today to furnish the bulls with encouragement to buv and to influence shorts-to cover. but the profit-taking was sufficient to prevent an advance. The maket was only slightly Influenced by reports 01 cloudy weather in Kansas and by an ad vance In Liverpool. July wheat opened gc to Wtc higher at 83c to Mc. Thereafter the price showed the attitude of the contending sides, one believing In hltrher prices; owing to weather conditions and the other believing that the maxi mum of prices had toeen reached. The re sult of the combat was that July was forced, downward to 83c. The close, with July c lower at S3i6?c. indicated a preponderance of selling, but no weak ness In the tone. Profit-taking was the primary Impulse governing the corn market, although Texas reported drouth. Oklahoma like wise was upon the bull Bide, advising that corn was being rapidly fed. July sold be tween 49c and 0O140 and closed at 49c. May closed at 60c. There was an excellent demand for oats, but considerable selling on a fore cast of rain kept priceu about stationary. July sold 'between 41i(41o and 42o and closed a shade lower at 4141c. The provisions market was very dull and closed 21 2-5c lower. . Leading futures ranged as follows: wheat. Open. High. Low. Close. May .81 $ .81 I .80 $ .80i July 84 . 84 . 83 . 831 SeptenVber . .8 .86 . 84 .85 December 87 -87 -SSTs .86 CORN. May . .0l .50 Vj .4i .50 Julv '.. .501 ..0t .49 H .49S September ... .5014 -5014 .49? .60 OATS. May 45 .45 . .444 .44Ji July .42ti 1 .42 .41 i .41', September ... .86 .36 . .35 .35 MESS PORK. May 15.70 July 16.0214 18.0214 15.97J4 , 15.9714 LARD. Mav 8.70 8.70 July 8.8214 8.8214 September ... 8.9714 8 9714 SHORT KIBS. May 8.60 8.60 Julv 8.80 8.80 . September ... 8,90 8.90 8.W 8.77 . 8.90 8.74 8.80 8.921, 8.57H 8.75 2 85 8.57H 8.72Vi 8.821, Cash quotations were as follows: Flour Firm. Winter patents, $3.103.4O: straights, 2.903.25; Spring patents. 3.40 3-PO; straights, 33.S0: bakers', 22.80. "Wheat No. 2 Spring. 83S6c; No. 3, 75 85c: No. 2 red, 80li'8&0''Ac. Corn No. 2. 6050Hc; No. 2 yellow, 60e. Oats No. 2. 44c; No. 2 white, 451446c; No. 3 white. 4H4B4414C. Rye No. 2, aside Barley Fair to choice malting. 6973c. Flaxseed No. 1, 11.14; No. 1 Northwestern, $1.21. Timothy seed Prime, 14.35. Clover Contract grades, $15.25. Short ribs-SIdes (loose), 8..37148.60. MeBS pork Per barrel. 15;75ig!15.8714. Lard Per 100 lbs.. J8.6714. Sldes Short clear (boxed). 8.758. Whisky Basis of high wines, tl.29. Receipts. Shipments. Flour, barrels 26.500 33.400 Wheat, bushels 51.000 Corn, bushels 212.400 Oats, bushels 301), O"0 Rye. bushels 17.000 Barley, bushels 50,200 126.400 178.000 398. 20O 1.000 24,300 Grain at Ban Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, April 27. Wheat Steady. Barley Steady. Spot quotations:' "Wheat Shipping, 91.30 1.85; milling. X1.4A'31.50. Barley Feed, il.201.22 ; brewing, tl.22 1.25. Oats Red. 1.45S1.75; white, tl.6091.T0; black, 1. 8532.25. Call board sales: WheatMay, $1.84; De cember, fl.42- bid. Barley May, tl.20; December. (1.22. Corn Large yellow, J1.3S1.40, Grain and Produce, at New York. NEW YORK, April 27. Flour Receipts, 24,aoo oarrels; exports, 11,700 barrels. Firm, but slow. Minnesota patents, I4.2OW4.50; Min nesota bakers', $3.4O3.70; 'Winter patents. $3.603.90; Winter straights. $3.4063.55: Win ter extras, $2.803; Winter low grades, $2.70(3. s-wu. wheat Receipts, 17,000 bushels; exports. gl8,27g bushels. Spot, firm. No. 2 red. 87Ttc DOWNING-HOPKINS CO. ESTABLISHED ISM BROKERS STOCKS, BONDS, GRAIN Private Wires ROOM 4. CHAMBER elevator; No. 2 red. SSS88o f. o. b. afloat; Xo. 1 Northern, Duluth, Mc f. 0. b. afloat; No. 2 hard Winter, 91o f. a. b. afloat. Al though very strong and active at the opening today on higher cables and bullish Western crop news, wheat soon came under the in fluence of easy profit-taking sales and at the close was only to jc net higher, as follows: May, &0c; July, &lc; September, 92c; Decem ber, 04 c. Hops Quiet; state common to choice, 1906. 1517e:-190S. 4igUc; Pacific Coast, 1003, 89 11c: 1905, 6(6 Sc. Hides Dull. Central American, 24c; Bogota, 244c Wool Steady. Domestic fleece, 2329c Petroleum 8teady. Refined ' New "Cork, 8.30c: Phllsdelphia and Baltimore, 8:15c; do. In bulk. 4.70c. Minneapolis Wheat Market. MINNEAPOLIS, April 27. Wheat May, 82c; July. SSfcc: No. 1 hard.- 8ec; No. 1 Northern. 85ei No. 2 Northern, 83cuNo. S Northern, 81c. Wheat at Tacoma. TACOMA. Wash., April 27. Wheat, un changed. Bluestem, 80c; club. 78c; red, 73c. QUOTATIONS AT SAN FRANCISCO. Prices Paid for Products in tha Bay City Markets. SAN FRANCISCO, April 27. The follow ing prices were quoted in ths produce mar ket yesterday: FRUIT Apples, choice. $2: common, fl; bananas, gltJl.&O: Mexican limes, S6&S; Cali fornia lemons, choice, (5; common, $1.50; oranges, navel. $163.60; pineapples. $196. vegetables cucumbers, $1.2531.75: gar lic. 31s 4c; green peas, 2143c; asparagus. 3111c; tomatoes, 4(troc. BGiJS Store, l18c; fancy ranch. 21c. POTATOES Early Rose, $1.6061.75; sweets. $44.50; Oregon Burbanks $2f2.30; Oregon Beea ijurDantts. si.65Ql-i5; Eastern. $1,709 i.w; garnet i;nue. si. 00; stiver Whites, $1.8502: new. 4 4 14c. , ONIONS Oregon, $2.50'83.50; Australian, 455J4.60. BUTTER Fancy creamery,. 22 c; cream ery seconds, 21c; fancy dairy, 22c; dairy seconos. nominal; picaiea, luc. WOOL Fall, Humboldt and Mendocino, 13 14c; Nevada. 15j16c; south Plains and San Joaquin. 64 8c; lambs, .sj'Oc HOPS California, 710c CHEESE Young America, 1501514c Eastern, 17 He. HAY Wheat. $18 25; wheat and oats. $14 18; alfalfa, $32-12.50; stock, 84 10; straw, ooiffoc. MILLS TUFFS Bran. $2223: middlings. $27 C73U. POULTRY Turkeys, gobblers, nominal: tur keys, hens, nominal; roosters, old, $44.50 young, $7.50(0.9: broilers, small. 2..-.nfi) 4.50; broilers, large, $543 6; fryers. $6,509 7.50; hens. $5.509; ducks, old. $5S; uutni, youug, soig'o. FLOUR California family extras. $4.85 s.su; Daxerr extras, 4.60fc4.80; Oregon aad Washington. $s.754.so. RECEIPTS Flour, 7320 quarter sacks; wneat, 000 centals; barley, 1226 centals; beans. 743 sacks; potatoes., 1125 sacks; hay, 1046 tons; wool, 00 Dales; nioes, PORTLAND UVKBTOCK MARKET. Prices Current Locally on Cattle, Sheep and Hogs. Tha following prices were quoted In the local market yesterday: CATTLE Best steers, $55.25; medium, $4. &0.3 4.75; cows, $4ig4.25; fair to medium cows, $3.503.75; bulls, $1.504J2; calves, $4.50 5. , SHEEP Best, $0.258.50. HOGS Best, $77.25; lightweights, $7 7.25; stockers and feeders, $6.75 (a 7.25. Eastern Livestock Prices. KANSAS CITY. April 27. Cattle Receipts, 100; market, unchanged. Hogs Receipts, 3000; market, strong to Bo higher; heavg, $6.356.45; packers, $8.406.55 pigs and lights, sa.45ejs.571. Sheep Receipts, none; market, nominally steadier. CHICAGO, April 27. Cattle Receipts, 600: steady; beeves. $4.25tft!.55; good to prime steers, $5.S56.5A; poor to medium, $4.30 6.30; stockers and feeders. $2.955.10 cows, $1.804.90; heifers, $2.755.4U; calves, $3,503? 5.50. Hogs Receipts today, 9000; Be higher; light and mixea, so.4Wffo.oo; neavy, o.du&t.ou romh. S6.30jB.40: DIES. $6.05(.60. Sheep Receipts, 3500; steady; lambs, $6.50-9 8.70; natives., $4.0j.0; yearlings, $7tg7.I5 Western lambs, o.0U4! 3. 10. SOUTH OMAHA, April 27. Cattle Re lntf. 200: market, unchanged. Hogs Receipts. 6300; market. 2'B5c high er; heavy. $6,3093.40; mixed, $6.356.40; light, 4.0(S5.50: Digs. $5 506.25. Sheep Receipts, 600; market, strong; year- lings. $6.50$-7.75; wethers. $6.40i; ewes. $5.50.60; lambs, $6.507.60. Th SMnanelal Critic is the aeeevted SU tfenrltv nn la-h-clasa mlnina Investments in Nevada, Oreanwater and the West. It will keep you ported on ALL THAT IS GOOD. It will tell yon what your present holdings are worth. It answers all questions pertain ing to mines fearlessly, and truthfully. Spe cial correspondents in all districts. Yot 1 can't afford to ba without It. Write today aad receive lt 8 MONTHS WITHOUT COST. TC. H KRAMER. Publisher, 144 Xrledar BulldJng,San Francisco, Cal. M 3 MONTHSTREE M, Phone Mala 3) SliarpS Irvine Co. Brokers 108 Wall Street.' Spokane, Wash. WE WANT AT ONCE AND WILL PAY CASH FOR ALL OR PART OF TH&F0LL0WING STOCKS 5000 Nabob 80 000 Alameda Offer 000 Monitor .31 1000 Snowstorm. . i 2.93 500 Tamarack .- 1.40 WE WISH TO SELL SUBJECT TO CONFIRMATION 000 Alameda (C. D. A.) .85 1000 Alhambra (C. I. A.) .11H 500 Alberta Coal & Coke -32 1000 Bullion (C. 1. A.) 10 . 000 Burke Mining (C. D. A.) 03 000 B. C. Amalgamated Coal 1000 Copper King (C. D. A.) 1TV4 1000 Champion Copper (C. D. A.). .05 1000 Chas. Dickens (C. L. A.).:.. .35 loo Dominion copper (B. C).....0O 000 Echo C D. A.) 000 East Hercules Ext . .05 . .03ft .1.50 . .15 . .1S . .05 V4 . .04" . .25 . -50 . .22 . .11 .1.70 100 h urnace Creek Copper.. 500 Furnace Valley 1000 Gertie (C. D. A.) 000 Happy Day (C. P. A.) 000 Hypotheek (C. D. A.) oOO Holden Gold & Copper 100 Hurst Switch. 000 Idora (C. D. A.) 1000 Idaho Giant C. D. A.) 200 Kendall (Mont.) 1500 Lucky Calumet (C. . A.).. 1000 Leslie Copper (C. D. A.).... .43 .08 H 3000 Missoula Copper (C. D. A.).. .05 100c. mineral Farm (C. D. A.) 05H 1000 Monitor (C. O. A.) .34 10110 Nonpareil Copper (C. D. A.) .04 1000 Nabob (C. D. A.) 32 2000 Nicola Coal Ltd. (B. C.) 06 5000 O. K. Cons. (C. D. A.) .05 H .2d .08 .06 .0T .35 .32 -0 .11 .034 .52 3.10 2.0 .02V4 .05 1000 Oom Paul (C. D. A.)....... 5000 Park Copper (C. D. A.)..... 5000 Panhandle Smelter 000 o. S. Mining: 1000 Rambler Cariboo (B. C.)... 1000 Rex (C. D. A.) 5000 Reindeer Copper (C. D. A.). 1000 Silver Cliff (C. D. A.) 5000 Sonora (C. D. A.) 600 Snowshoe (C. D. A.) 200 Snowstorm (C. D. A.) 300 Stewart (C D. A.) 5000 Trade Dollar (C. D. A.) 5000 Wonder (C. D. A.) The Coeur d'Alene stocks continue very active, with Alameda as the lead er. This stock advanced over 15 cents per share during; the past week, with every indication of going higher. We will sell 30-day calls on all active stocks. We also sell stocks on the Monthly Payment Plan. For further Information -write us. , LOUIS J. WILDE HOME TELEPHONE BONDS BANK STOCK . Corner Sixth and Washlncton Sts. Rome Phoie A2345. Portland, Or. TBAVELEBS' GTJTDK. Alaska 1907 EXCURSIONS 5 TRIPS S. S. Spokane, Juno 14, OF COMMERCE 25; July 12, 26; Aug. 9.. Queen, July 16. NOME ROl'TB. '. S. Senator June 1 S. S. President June 4 S. E. ALASKA ROUTE!. Skagway, Sitka, Juneau and way ports. Sailing- 9 P. M. H. S. S. Co.'s Humboldt May 2, 12. 22 Cottage City, via Sitka May 6, 19, 31 City of Seattle May 8. IS, 28 SAN FRANCISCO ROUTE. Sailing 9 A. M. From Seattle: City of Puebla May 5, 20 Spokane May 10, 25 Umatilla May IB, 30 City Office, 24D Washuuitoa St. Hnf Fnr Asfnria Fast Sir. Telegraph Leaves daily (except Thursdays), -7 A. M. Landing Alder-street dock. Phone Main 565. San Francisco & Portland S. S. Co. Operating only- direct Passenrer Steamers. From Alnnworth Dock,. Portland, 9 A. M.; S. S. "COSTA RICA" May 1, II, 21, etc 8. 8. "COLUMBIA" May 0, 16, 26. etc From Ppear St., San Francisco, 11 A. M.: "8. 8. COLUMBIA" May 1. 11, 21, etc. "8. S. COSTA RICA" May 6. 16, 26, etc , , .. J AS. H. DEWSON, Acent, phone Main 268. 248 Washington t. WILLAMETTE RIVER ROUTE For CurvaJlU, Albany, lndeixancieac. Jem Steamer "POMONA" leaves a. Tcciday, Thursday and 6a turd ay. Tor Salem and way landing Btearntr "OREGON A" leaves 0:45 A, M,. Monday Wedi-cmlayi and Fridays. CI XX TKADrOBTATlON CO Foot Taylor Straot. Columbia River Scenery U.(,tXAIUB UNlt 8TKAUHS. daily serylca between Portland- and Tie Dalles, sxcept Sunday, leavlna Panieiui &e 7 a. sL, arriving about S p .H., carrying freight and passengers. 6plendid accomoao etatlons tor outfits and livestock. Dock toot of Alder at Portland; foot ot Court sv, Ths Bailee. Phone Mala ale. Portland. North Pacific Co's. Steamships Roanoke and Geo. W. Elder Sail for Eureka, San Francisco and Los Angeles direct every Tuesday at 8 P. M. Ticket office 132 Third St., near Alder. Both phones, M. 1314. H. Young, agent. SIR. CHAS. R. SPENCER Waehlnrtou -street Dock. Dallr, except Snndaj. for Tbe Dalles aad war landings, at I A. M returning M P. li. Fast time, bast service. Phones; Main, 11M Home, A. lie i